Below is a curation of some interesting employee engagement articles, blog posts, books, etc. that I came across last week.
Website: LinkedIn
Article: A Survivor’s Guide to Bullies, Backstabbers and Bastards
Link: http://www.linkedin.com/today/post/article/20140114223150-39785422-a-survivor-s-guide-to-bullies-backstabbers-and-bastards
Author: Chester Elton
Blog: GloboForce
Article: Happiness, Flow, and How to Be a Better Leader
Link: http://www.globoforce.com/gfblog/2013/happiness-flow-and-how-to-be-a-better-leader/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+globoforce%2FNkqn+%28Globoforce+Blog%29
Author: Darcy Jacobsen
Website: Inc.com/ The Build Network
Article: 4 Ways to Increase Employee Engagement
Link: http://www.inc.com/the-build-network/4-ways-to-increase-employee-engagement.html?cid=homesub1
Author: Ilan Mochari
Website: ChicagoBusiness.com (Crain’s)
Article: Employee engagement becomes more critical
Link: http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20140111/ISSUE02/301119996/employee-engagement-becomes-more-critical?utm_source=ISSUE02&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=chicagobusiness#
Author: Meg McSherry Breslin
Website: McKinsey.com
Article: Why leadership-development programs fail
Link: http://www.mckinsey.com/Insights/Leading_in_the_21st_century/Why_leadership-development_programs_fail?cid=other-eml-alt-mkq-mck-oth-1401
Author: Pierre Gurdjian, Thomas Halbeisen, and Kevin Lane
Website: BenefitsPro.com
Article: ‘Bosses from hell’ costing economy billions
Link: http://www.benefitspro.com/2014/01/13/bosses-from-hell-costing-economy-billions?t=c-suite
Author: Dan Cook
Website: FierceSmartGrid.com
Article: Gamification a key component to utility communication, customer engagement
Link: http://www.fiercesmartgrid.com/story/gamification-key-component-utility-communication-customer-engagement/2014-01-15
Author: Barbara Vergetis Lundin
Blog: SmartBlog on Leadership
Article: Employee engagement: One size can’t fit all
Link: http://smartblogs.com/leadership/2014/01/16/employee-engagement-one-size-cant-fit-all/
Author: Julie Winkle Giulioni
What are your thoughts on these selections?What articles, blog posts, books, etc. can you recommend to other “Agents”?
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